| Through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Ministry of Agriculture is implementing new measures to address some challenges faced during the rainy season. Among these is a programme of active surveillance by specially appointed officers to monitor D&I structures, and equipment and machinery.One of the difficulties that the Ministry has encountered in the past is that often, pump stations run out of fuel. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA) disclosed that there is at present at the NDIA, an officer, whose job is to ensure that supplies are up to date for the pump stations.“This is all that this person will do. This person ensures that they are in touch with all the regions; the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) and with those who are operating the pump stations, so that we know they have at least 48 hours of supply at any time… since checks are being done on a daily basis, if we working on a 48 hours supply at all times, it means we should never run out,” he pointed out.The Ministry has also appointed officers to exclusively monitor all the Ministry’s excavators and bulldozers. The officers’ duties are to ensure there is an adequate amount of fuel and lubricant for the machines, and that they are repaired in a timely manner.“They are going to ensure that they are daily checking these things, because in the past we would discover that excavators and bulldozers have been sitting for several days because of a part missing or because of supplies,Cheap Nike Air Max 97 Shoes,” Minister Ramsammy said.A designated officer will now maintain daily contacts with regional officials to garner reports on the conditions of the secondary and tertiary drains that fall under the local officers’ charge.Meanwhile, as the country gears for the rainy season, all primary D&I structures, which are under the purview of the NDIA, are functioning, Minister Ramsammy said.The NDIA will be increasing and accelerating outfall dredging in Regions 2, 3,China NFL Jerseys, 4, 5 and 6, and as well ensuring that all pumps are ready for continuous operation.Minister Ramsammy said that all pumps are functional, even though the NDIA is executing rehabilitation on the pump at Charity, Region Two and another at Lusignan, Region Four. The NDIA is working to place at Lusignan a new mobile pump to supplement the capacity that currently exists at the pump station,Nike Free Run Shoes Clearance, the Minister said.Over the next several weeks, the NDIA will be deploying a minimum of 20 mini-excavators into various communities to help with maintenance of secondary and tertiary structures, Minister Ramsammy said.He said too that several of the 57 excavators that the NDIA has been using to maintain primary structures are also being deployed to help with the secondary structures.“I would want to think that should we have above normal rainfall in the upcoming rainy season that we should be a very good position to response to any threat of flooding,Cheap Mens Jordan Sneakers,” Minister Ramsammy said.He said however, that the country will experience flash floods, particularly if there is above normal rainfall in any 24-hour period.“If we have 30 to 50millimeters of rain in a 24- hour period,Epic React Flyknit Womens, the structure may not be enough to remove all the water quickly,Air Max 98 Gundam Release Date, particularly depending on tide levels,” Minister Ramsammy said. (GINA) |
